GCAT Figural Pattern Completion 3

Question 1

A grid pattern has small shapes inside large shapes. Row 1: triangle inside circle. Row 2: circle inside triangle. Row 3: square inside circle. What belongs in row 4 to continue the alternating inner/outer pattern?

Accepted Answer

Circle inside square

Answer

The pattern swaps inner and outer shapes each row, so row 4 reverses row 3 to give circle inside square.

Question 2

Each figure in a sequence is divided into more equal sections: 2 sections, 4 sections, 8 sections. How many sections does the next figure have?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

The number of sections doubles each step: 2→4→8→16.

Question 3

A 3×3 matrix has X marks that total 1 in row 1, 2 in row 2, and 3 in row 3. Column 1 has X only in row 3, column 2 has X in rows 2 and 3. How many X marks are in column 3?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

Column 3 needs X in rows 1, 2, and 3 to satisfy both the row totals and no overlap with columns 1 and 2.

Question 4

In a pattern series, a star's points increase by 1 each step: 4-pointed, 5-pointed, 6-pointed, 7-pointed. The stars also alternate between black and white. What is the 5th figure?

Accepted Answer

8-pointed black star

Answer

The 5th figure has 8 points (4+4 steps) and is black (odd positions 1,3,5 are black).

Question 5

A sequence of overlapping shapes shows: circle overlapping square (circle in front), square overlapping triangle (square in front), triangle overlapping circle (triangle in front). What is the layering rule?

Accepted Answer

Each shape takes a turn being in front in rotation

Answer

Circle, square, and triangle each take exactly one turn being the front shape in a rotating sequence.

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